Sergio Perez was left to rue a crash during the final practice session in Azerbaijan, which denied him the opportunity to start Sunday's race from the front row of the grid. Perez clipped the wall during the closing stages of the 60-minute session on Saturday and damaged his gearbox, meaning Force India had to change the part prior to qualifying, thus leaving Perez with a five-place penalty. Perez managed to qualify in second position at the Baku City Circuit but will now drop to seventh […]

Nico Hulkenberg says he hopes he and Force India can maintain its good form after making a "massive step" with its VJM09 across recent races. Force India introduced an upgraded package in Spain, leading to both Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez scoring points in Monaco and Canada, with the Mexican finishing on the podium in the Principality. Force India is one of the teams without a simulator, meaning neither Hulkenberg nor Perez have experience of the new Baku City Circuit, but is confident the outfit can […]

Nico Hulkenberg said he was happy to score points for a second successive race at the Canadian Grand Prix, but held ambitions of challenging for the top six places. Hulkenberg started from ninth place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and ran a two-stop strategy to move into eighth position, earning four championship points. However, Hulkenberg believes the VJM09 was more difficult to drive in race trim compared to its form across a single lap in qualifying. "I’m happy to score points, but at the same […]

Force India team boss Vijay Mallya says the outfit's result at the Monaco Grand Prix can act as a turning point for the remainder of the year, after Sergio Perez secured a podium finish. Perez progressed throughout the race to take third place which, allied to sixth for Nico Hulkenberg, lifted Force India to fifth in the standings following a tricky start to the year. Mallya is confident that Force India can build on Perez's podium finish when the sport moves to Canada this weekend. […]

Nico Hulkenberg believes he had the chance to finish on the podium at the Monaco Grand Prix, only to see ill-timed strategy wreck his prospects. Hulkenberg started from fifth on the grid but was overhauled by team-mate Sergio Perez, who went on to claim third, as Hulkenberg slipped back to seventh. The German driver was able to jump ahead of compatriot Nico Rosberg on the run to the line but was not pleased at the way in which his race panned out. "It was ultimately […]

Sergio Perez described his Monaco Grand Prix podium as "very special" after he finished the race in third position for Force India. The Mexican driver started from seventh on the grid but worked his way through on strategy to emerge in third, running the dry stint of the race on Soft tyres. Perez was hassled by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel but preserved his rubber to ensure he was able to keep his rival at bay, and stand on a Formula 1 podium for the sixth time […]

Nico Hulkenberg is confident Force India has made a promising start to proceedings in Monaco, but has urged the team to build on its potential. Hulkenberg was 11th quickest in the second practice session in Monaco and is searching for an upturn in form, having been unable to finish races in Russia and Spain. "It was a very promising start to our weekend, on a day in which our priority was to get in all of our planned running," he said. "Driving around this track […]

Force India boss Vijay Mallya maintains that the outfit can still achieve its goal of securing fifth place in the Constructors' championship for a second successive season. Force India has had a mixed opening part to the 2016 campaign and occupies seventh overall, having amassed 14 points from the first five races. It leaves the Silverstone-based team 12 points behind Toro Rosso, which has claimed an early advantage in the scrap behind the leading four operations. "It’s still the target and we are only 12 […]

Alfonso Celis Jr. believes he is edging closer to the ultimate pace after completing two days of in-season running for Force India at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Celis Jr. joined Force India as its development driver at the end of 2015 and took part in practice in Bahrain and Russia, finishing five seconds down on the pace setter on both occasions. Celis Jr. was seventh fastest during the second day of in-season testing in Spain and finished 1.8s down on Max Verstappen, who registered the […]

Sergio Perez reckons finishing in seventh place was the maximum result possible for Force India during the Spanish Grand Prix as he added six points to his tally. Perez qualified within the top 10 and managed to keep Felipe Massa at bay during the closing stages to secure a result which lifted Force India above McLaren in the standings. "It was a very good race and I think we managed to get the maximum result we could hope to achieve," he said. "We were able […]

Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg reckon the outfit has made a "big step forwards" with the upgrade package which the outfit has introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix. Force India has collected only eight points so far in 2016 but Perez and Hulkenberg both finished Friday's second practice session within the top 10, as the duo trialled the updated VJM09. "I’m not yet totally comfortable with the balance, but I believe we have made a big step forward compared to the car […]

Force India has confirmed that development driver Alfonso Celis Jr. will participate in the post-race test for the outfit at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Celis Jr. joined Force India at the end of 2015 and has already received substantial track time, having taken part in pre-season testing and two free practice sessions in the VJM09. Celis Jr. will pilot the VJM09 during both days of in-season testing at the home of the Spanish Grand Prix next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Mexican, 19, currently races in […]